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Some of Victoria’s finest reinsmen and women will converge on Horsham next Monday (October 5) for a harness racing tradition stretching back more than three decades. The Noel Smith Memorial Horsham Invitational Drivers Championship returns for its 35th edition, bringing together 10 leading Victorian drivers for a six-heat battle at the Horsham track. And while […]
Young harness racing driver Taylor Youl won her biggest race to date when she guided Aldebaran Ada (Brilliantissme) to an emphatic win in the $125,000 Bush and Campbell Accountants Nutrien Series Final for Three year old trotting fillies at Wagga on Saturday evening. A convincing winner of her Heat Aldebaran Ada was second favourite to […]
Trotting enthusiasts in the Riverina were given a treat on Tuesday evening with the running of the Nutrien Equine Preludes for two and three year old each having separate events for fillies and colts and geldings. Harness Racing in the Riverina is traditionally an all pacing region and over the years apart from the odd […]
Taylor Youl prefers to fly under the radar, but it’s getting harder for her to continue doing so. The 22-year-old junior driver is gaining serious respect across the industry, none more so than from her boss, leading trainer Chris Svanosio. “She’s doing a great job. We’ve given her a fair bit of responsibility driving some […]
You’d be hard-pressed to find a couple more passionate about harness racing than Michelle and Dale Eastman — and last Wednesday (May 21), they made a dream return to the track after almost five years away. Michelle recently renewed her trainer’s licence, and the pair celebrated their comeback with a win at their Bendigo home […]
With more opportunity has come great rewards for young Taylor Youl, who is quickly making her mark as one of the state’s most successful young harness racing drivers. The 19-year-old sits third on the Victorian concession premiership behind James Herbertson and Ryan Sanderson, recently chalking up the 50th winner of a breakthrough season in the sulky. […]
Teenage harness racing driver Taylor Youl hadn’t driven a winner from 10 attempts before last Friday – and then in the space of a little over seven hours she not only got her first victory, but her second as well. “It was a really good day-it was pretty awesome. I thought they were both chances […]
